New Year basho represents last throw of the dice for Asashoryu

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L) practices with his rival grand champion Hakuho, also from Mongolia, in a preview of top-ranked sumo wrestlers for members of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 7 prior to the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament starting Jan. 11. (Kyodo)

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